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- inactive, on 06/01/2009, -0/+12this is great, such device is indispensible to life of thousands of people!
- RegularJohn, on 06/01/2009, -0/+10Remarkable how medicine has developed along the years.
- lekahe, on 06/01/2009, -0/+9I rather not know. Better live my life full than worry about something which might not kill me after all.
- jquipp, on 06/01/2009, -0/+9Great development! Hopefully many more such devices to come.
- wbrns, on 06/01/2009, -0/+5Hmm. I think it's pretty awesome.
- DreKor, on 06/01/2009, -0/+5Less than a drop? What is the volume of the previously mentioned drop?
- sockpuppets, on 06/01/2009, -0/+4Damn he was like 1 of 10 people I looked forward to seeing on Digg.
- inactive, on 06/01/2009, -0/+4Amazing what these researchers can come up with in our lifetime. They never stop amazing me.
- marshalkowski, on 06/01/2009, -0/+3That's the first thing I thought when I saw that. Unless you get it down to one cell, wouldn't it still constitute a drop?
- MadLeper, on 06/01/2009, -0/+3Actually, the company I work for (Abbott Point of Care) has been selling a hand held blood analyzer for some time now, rather simular to the one mentioned in the article.
Uses between 20 and 100 microlitres of blood (just one or two drops) and can perform an entire suite of blood tests in a matter of minutes. It's been used in hospitals, disaster relief, the military and even by NASA.
http://www.abbottpointofcare.com/ISTAT/index.asp - NoQuarter, on 06/01/2009, -0/+2The article says 200microlitres, which is 0.2ml.
- inactive, on 06/01/2009, -0/+2They have great developments every day.
- peterjmag, on 06/01/2009, -2/+4Where's Lyle? I want to read a questionably relevant story about heart disease and Vietnam.
Edit: OH, NO! http://digg.com/users/LyleHasNobody/
What happened? - morepowerr, on 06/01/2009, -0/+2thats nice maybe it will make it to market by 2020.
- beabis, on 06/01/2009, -0/+2Kevin has some explaining to do on the next diggnation.
- morcheeba, on 06/01/2009, -0/+2It costs $7 to read the full article. As a researcher, I'd like to know the details. The journal system is very broken.
- Subduction, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1For now.
- davidg11, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1They forget to add this simple test only costs $1000 per test.
- inactive, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1i will define a drop right now (in my eyes). cut the tip of your finger. the amount of blood it takes for the surface tension to release and hit the floor is a drop!
- TwizzleNicole, on 08/04/2009, -0/+1This is a good idea and a brilliant step forward for science and the world of medicine, so well done to the Dr who has discovered this. Hopefully this will make a big difference to all those people who suffer, and it sounds like a quick, easy, and pain-less proceedure.
- getoffmybridge, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1What's up with all these easy ailment detection methods lately?
- Subduction, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1Really, like home pregnancy tests? Blood sugar test strips? Epi-pens? Blood pressure machines in drug stores and airports? Home hemodialysis machines? Portable defibrilators?
- sockpuppets, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1Pussy.
- markgl, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1Exactly.
- markgl, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1I love hearing about now medical technology but the chances of my getting tested on this are next to nill. I never see now things like these at my doctor's office, or any doctor's offices I've been to.
- zagatbuzz, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1"Its compact size might make it an excellent tool for use in developing countries where access to medical laboratories does not exist," How wonderful would that be. Exciting stuff
- lohphat, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1I think spotting obese people on the street is probably as non-invasive as you can get.
- chrisdjohnson, on 06/01/2009, -0/+1yeah, the minute they find something they're gonna wanna crack you open.
- Face2FaceHealth, on 06/01/2009, -0/+0This is a significant improvement. Am anxious to see how it reduces the number of unnecessary deaths caused by heart attacks to the unsuspecting. Now the real question - how much will this type of procedure cost the average patient in the U.S.? My father-in-law recently had a quadruple bi-pass surgery. It would be great to have the rest of his family tested for heart disease if the cost is affordable.
By the way, if you currently have heart disease and want to connect with someone who's been there and ask about what did/did not work for their treatment, check out this site: www.facetofacehealth.com. It's a good resource for people who have medical conditions and want info from other patients. - davidg11, on 06/01/2009, -2/+1The only problem is that you are DRAWING BLOOD from my body. That's called pain.
Now find a way to detect it without jabbing me with a needle.
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